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I made one of those robes way back then. I saw a neighbor lady wearing one and studied that. If I remember right a small circle was cut out of the center of the towel that would go cross ways on the robe. Then I centered the two vertical towels on the top one and sewed them in place on the horizontal one. Then I cut a slit vertically in the center, starting at the neckline and going as far down as I wanted it for the length of a zipper. I think I went down quite far, as long as I could find a zipper for.
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I took 3 lighter weight bath towels (not the huge and heavy ones), stitched them together at the seams, folded over the top for elastic insert, did a trim around the top and then put a GIANT button and button hole. Wore these pregnant, wore it to the beach, on a hot day when everything else felt bad.
I cant picture the Giant button & button hole. Where is it put? I get that you put elastic in but I dont get what you mean when you trim the top? And then placement of button.
I believe my Grandma made some of these. She took two bath towels and folded the first length-wise, cut a slit for the head in the middle and faced it. She then took the second one and cut it in half width-wise to sew onto the middle of the top towel for the skirt.
Take three large bath towels, whatever design, fold one in half the long way,(the robe's bodice) and cut a hole in the folded part for the head and fold in and sew around the hole's edge to finish it off, next you take one towel for the front and one for the back, and sew them onto the front and back part of the folded towel which is the bodice for the robe, then sew up both sides of the robe upto the towel used for the bodice and continue to sew together those sleeves
I've been looking for instructions too for the ones my Mom made for me in the 60's. My recall is that it used one hand towel and two bath towels. I was 16 so pretty much a grown up. The hand towel was folded in half lengthwise. I believe it was slit in the middle a bit more than wide enough to fit your head through, and bound with bias tape.
Thank you for posting this and if you find or come up with directions, please email them to me at greatnanacg@gmail.com. A friend of mine made one for me in the late 60s and I wore it for years. It also was 2 bath towels and one hand towel. I've been unable to find directions for it anywhere and would love to make some.
I remember one of the students at my nursing school had the robe you are describing. It was such a great idea. But the neckline on hers was a boat neck so the robe did not require a zipper. There was a space under the bustline where the horizontal towel met the long front and back towels that held a ribbon of about 1 1/2 inches in width.
My Mom made these in the 60's with three bath towels, usually using patterned towels, as described. She also bought a hand towel in the same pattern as the bath towels + cut it in half to make patch pockets on the robe. If you get towels with fringe, you can place the fringe on the bottom of the robe and the bottom of the pockets. She made them with heavy duty, full length zippers in front, which was convenient.
I am trying to make a robe out of towels, I have an old sample my grandmother made... I read here about a pattern.. Linda's Sew Be it? Anyone know where I can get one? can't find a website
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Does anyone know how to make a robe from bath towels? If so, I would appreciate the instructions. Thanks.
